As traders look for the fastest way to trade, one connectivity provider may have an answer: Sending data and trade orders via microwaves. So, what happens when it rains?
With profits down due to lower volumes and declining volatility in U.S. stocks, high-frequency traders face growing pressure to find new markets and innovate when speed is not enough.
The money manager is partnering with MarketAxess to seamlessly integrate its fixed income trading portal with BlackRock's Alladin system to source liquidity in corporate bonds, while nixing plans for its own buy-side crossing network.
Buy side firms need sophisticated tools to navigate the market structure as well as analytics and connectivity to alternative trading systems, but cost pressures are an obstacle to upgrading their OMS-EMS platforms, according to Greenwich Associates' study.
Buy side firms need sophisticated tools to navigate the market structure as well as analytics and connectivity to alternative trading systems, but cost pressures are an obstacle to upgrading their OMS-EMS platforms, according to Greenwich Associates' study.
traders on broker coverage, revealed that buy side firms are not completely satisfied with sales traders and that brokers may be wasting resources on analytics and other services.
Advanced Trading takes you on an exclusive tour of Abel Noser’s New York trading floor, where the agency broker known for transaction cost analysis, is customizing algorithms for the buy side, while growing its fixed income trading and transitions business.
Asset Classes - What's the Difference?February 20, 2013Despite the naysayers, OTC derivatives and fixed income will move towards a unified, electronic trading model. In the future, trading systems won't be about asset classes, it will be about the availability of liquidity.
Crescent Financial Buys $3.2 Million Stake in IT TradingSeptember 02, 2010Crescent Financial Partners Inc. announced it purchased a $3.2 million stake in IT Trading, LLC’s proprietary trading software, which deploys a statistical arbitrage trading model that has been under development for nearly a decade.
Trade Volume in Latin America Surges as Brazil Leads WayMay 12, 2010Trading volumes on Latin American exchanges are soaring, with Brazil leading the charge on the strength of a commodities-based economy that emerged unscathed from the global economic crisis, according to a report by Tabb Group.
Buy Side Trader Shares His Use of HFTAugust 20, 2009Eric Karpman, CEO of Trading Strategy Group and Luxoft Trading Solutions, discusses how he uses high frequency trading at his boutique asset management firm.
Defining High Frequency Trading and its Market ImpactAugust 17, 2009Woodbine Associate's most recent opinion piece aims to clarify certain definitional ambiguities around high frequency trading and examine its impact on the market.
